2011 DOE Vehicle Technologies 2006-2011 GATE program at the Ohio State University: Modeling, control and system integration of advanced automotive propulsion systems Yann Guezennec Ohio State University May 12, 2011 Project ID #: ti015_guezennec This presentation does not contain any proprietary, confidential, or otherwise restricted information Program Overview Timeline Barriers • Start date: Oct. 1, 2005 • Barriers addressed: funding • End date: Sept. 30, 2011 stretched over 1 additional • Percent complete: 90% year Budget Partners • Total project funding • Interactions/ collaborations with – $670,000 received to date many automotive OEMs and (fully funded) suppliers • Project lead: Ohio State University 2 Overall Program Objectives Facilitate the education of the best engineers to support the DOE and industry Advanced Vehicle Programs • Develop and deploy a world-class curriculum in relevant technologies • Create value-added research knowledge in relevant supporting technologies • Support automotive industry competitiveness both with technically-savvy graduates and research programs focused on relevant technologies • Community outreach programs • Leverage available resources and maximize benefits 3 Overarching Scheme: Prepare engineers to integrate advanced powertrain and energy storage systems in vehicles to address societal needs Emission reduction and efficient energy conversion Society “Well-to-wheel” technology Vehicle assessment demonstrations Control-oriented Real-time control modeling Hardware-in-the- loop implementation Optimization of geometry, operating conditions, Sensor, actuator, actuation hardware Multivariate implementation Engine combustion models optimization Engine flow models, Control theoretics, Experiments Turbulent reacting flows spray dynamics control policy, Catalysis Experiments control structure Multi-dimensional Pollutant Formation, Product simulations Electrochemistry Advanced sensing Energy Conversion and actuation Engineering Experiments Core Science Efficiency technology Chemical kinetics Fuel cell and battery Experiments modeling Engineering Science Advanced Engineering History: Past GATE Program (1998-2004) Hybrid Drivetrains and Control Systems • Original funding from DOE: $550,000 DOE GATE funding supported 22 Graduate student-years. • Additional funding at OSU-CAR during the GATE period of performance permitted supporting an additional 96 Graduate student-years. • Between 1999 and 2005, the GATE program at Ohio State graduated 38 M.S. and 12 Ph.D. students. 45 of these 50 professionals are now employed in the automotive sector. • Current GATE program (2005-2011) • The theme of the program is System Integration. • Such integration is planned at various levels, including curricular integration, integration in teaching and experimental research; and integration in the use of academic, private and government resources. • The DOE GATE program will continue to serve as a catalyst to leverage other resources and programs towards achieving the objective of educating a new generation of automotive system engineers • The program focus is on: – advanced combustion engines, – advanced energy storage systems, – fuel cell systems, – sensing and actuation technologies and – advanced hybrid propulsion and related control systems, with a strong emphasis on the integration of such systems towards the development of new generation of automotive propulsion concepts. Overall Approach • Student Recruitment: – GATE Fellows – Industry GATE Fellows and industrial support – Visiting scholars • Curriculum Development and Implementation – New course development and pilot offerings – Existing courses upgrade and sustained delivery – Offering of GATE courses to industry via Distance Learning – Development and upgrade of short courses (primarily for industry – Development and delivery of specialized Certificates for industry – Graduate specialization on Automotive Engineering (ASE) • Fellow achievements in research • Strong linkage to DOE Vehicle competitions • Placement of GATE graduate in industry – Internships – Permanent employment • Leveraging of GATE program for Advanced Vehicle Research programs • Proposals for active participation in ARRA programs GATE program success: leveraging of fiscal and human resources 7 Success Metrics • Number of graduates placed in auto industry • Number of students in the program, including OSU graduate students and industry participants • Auto companies participating in internship and recruitment programs • Funded research programs leveraged from GATE activities • Publications and patents • Number of specialty courses developed and taught and number of team-taught courses • Number of participating faculty • Variety of courses across disciplines • Outreach and societal impact • International participation Approach 1 – Recruit, educate, graduate GATE Fellows and other students 9 Current DOE Fellows Funded 4 graduate students in past year from DOE GATE funds. Tuition and fees provided by university as part of cost share. Remaining funds until end of program will allow to support 4/6 students in Sp/Su 2011. A total of 20 man years of students will have been supported by DOE funds, impacting in excess of 20 graduate students (MS and PhD), most of which are now working (or accepted employment) in automotive industry Present Industry GATE Fellows 5 additional graduate students in past year from industry- sponsored GATE funds (Honda partnership, GM, etc) Tuition and fees provided by university as part of cost share. Remaining funds until end of program will allow to support 5 students in Sp/Su 2011. An additional of 20 man years of students will have been supported by industry GATE funds, impacting in excess of 20 graduate students (MS and PhD), most of which are now working (or accepted employment) in automotive industry GATE International Visiting Scholars On a regular basis, the GATE program attracts many international students to perform internships at Ohio State as part of their degree program in Europe (mostly Italy, France, Germany and Switzerland) or Asia (Japan, Korea). Stays range from 4-18 months. While a part of the deliverables of the GATE program, this phenomenally successful outreach activity comes at no-cost to the GATE program (leverages other research funds and home institution funding) and these visiting scholars participate strongly into the GATE technical activities. This has led to a number of formal collaborative exchanges and participation of international faculty into some of the GATE- developed courses. Approach 2 – Develop and offer GATE courses and related offerings 13 GATE Course Offerings The course ME 788 “Fuel Cell Systems for Automotive Applications”, Spring ’10 The course was offered during the Spring 2010 by Prof. Guezennec (ME/ECE) to over 20 ME and ECE students. This course has now been made permanent as part of the GATE program. This course is also offered simultaneously via distance learning to over 20 engineers in the automotive industry (primarily GM) in 4 continents. This course is currently re-offered (off-cycle) in Sp ’11 via distance learning to engineers in the automotive industry (12 students, primarily at GM, multiple international sites). GATE Course Offerings Permanent offering of the course ME 631 “Powertrain Instructional Laboratory”, Spring 2010 and 2011 Significant effort went into the development of a new laboratory in the newly inaugurated Scott Laboratory, the new home of the Department of Mechanical Engineering. This (now permanent) yearly course is offered every Sp as part of the GATE program (taught by Dr. Midlam-Mohler (ME/CAR), former GATE fellow). GATE Course Offerings Pilot offering of the new course ECE-794, “Power Electronics for automotive Applications in ‘10 This new course was offered by Prof. Jin Wang (ECE) to approximately 20 on campus students and was also offered via Distance Learning to over 30 GM engineers This course will now become part of the standard offering of GATE courses GATE Course Offerings Pilot offering of the new ME course section in ’10-’11 as part of the capstone senior project. This additional offering within our capstone project ME course is offered by Prof. Shawn Midlam-Mohler and is specifically targeted at automotive related projects, motivated by the advanced vehicle competitions (Ecocar, Buckeye Bullet LSR, electric Motorcycle).. This capstone offering course will now become part of the standard offering of GATE courses and is a very good recruitment tool for talented undergraduates to participate and eventually join the GATE program. GATE Course Offerings Other GATE course offerings (not a stated deliverable, but integral part of the program): The course ME 784 “Energy modeling of hybrid Electric Vehicles”, was offered in Fall ’09 by Prof. Guezennec (ME), with an enrollment of 14 OSU students (ME, ECE) and 15 GM distance learning students The course ME 785 “Optimization and control of Hybrid and Electric Vehicles”, was offered in Winter ’10 by Profs. Guezennec (ME) and Yurkovich (ECE), with an enrollment of 12 OSU students (ME, ECE) and 4 GM distance learning students. These 2 courses were re-offered (off-cycle) in Fa ’10 and Wi ‘11 via distance learning to engineers in the automotive industry (primarily at GM). NOTE: ME 784 and ME 785 are courses that were developed under the previous GATE award are in their 9th offerings having impacted hundred of students at OSU and in the automotive industry ! Other GATE Course Offerings Other GATE course offerings (not a stated deliverable, but